One of only a handful of Nova Scotians to make it to the NHL, Andrea's career spanned four mostly part-time seasons under the big top and many more in the minors. However, his achievements were enough to earn him induction into the Cape Breton Sports Hall of Fame in 1987 in large measure because he played pro 15 years, even though that amounted to only 150 NHL games.

Andrea moved to Guelph to play junior starting in 1958, but then played with the EPHL, not a traditional means to get to the NHL. He became Rangers property and was called up for four games during the 1965-66 season, but immediately after expansion the Blueshirts traded him to Pittsburgh in a multi-player deal. He led the CPHL in scoring with 37 goals the previous year but dipped to just eleven in his first season with the Penguins and a year later he was on the move again, this time to the WHL.

Oakland picked him up for a few games, and then came Buffalo, his last NHL stop. Andrea pursued a career in the WHA, playing two full seasons before winding up in the minors again, retiring in 1975 after spending a few weeks with the Cape Cod Codders of the NAHL.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

1958-59

Guelph Biltmores

OHA-Jr.

23

5

0

5

2

9

1

2

3

5

1959-60

Guelph Biltmores

OHA-Jr.

48

11

20

31

21

5

0

2

2

0

1960-61

Guelph Royals

OHA-Jr.

48

29

33

62

30

14

3

11

14

20

1960-61

Kitchener-Waterloo Beavers

EPHL

2

0

0

0

0

1961-62

Kitchener-Waterloo Beavers

EPHL

16

4

0

4

8

7

2

2

4

2

1961-62

Vancouver Canucks

WHL

24

4

1

5

0

1962-63

Sudbury Wolves

EPHL

28

9

10

19

8

8

2

1

3

4

1963-64

St. Paul Rangers

CPHL

71

27

30

57

12

11

2

2

4

2

1964-65

St. Paul Rangers

CPHL

65

25

39

64

8

11

3

4

7

0

1965-66

New York Rangers

NHL

4

1

1

2

0

1965-66

Minnesota Rangers

CPHL

64

37

43

80

12

7

1

3

4

2

1966-67

Omaha Knights

CPHL

69

37

46

83

22

12

6

7

13

2

1967-68

Pittsburgh Penguins

NHL

65

11

21

32

2

-2

1968-69

Pittsburgh Penguins

NHL

25

7

6

13

2

-10

1968-69

Amarillo Wranglers

CHL

47

23

29

52

22

1969-70

Vancouver Canucks

WHL

72

44

47

91

13

11

5

7

12

6

1970-71

California Seals

NHL

9

1

0

1

2

-6

1970-71

Buffalo Sabres

NHL

47

11

21

32

4

-16

1971-72

Cincinnati Swords

AHL

69

14

58

72

18

10

5

6

11

6

1972-73

Cleveland Crusaders

WHA

66

21

30

51

12

9

2

8

10

2

1973-74

Cleveland Crusaders

WHA

69

15

18

33

14

5

1

0

1

0

1973-74

Jacksonville Barons

AHL

8

1

3

4

2

1974-75

Tulsa Oilers

CHL

9

5

1

6

0

1974-75

Cape Cod Codders

NAPro

33

8

32

40

26

NHL Totals

150

31

49

80

10

CPHL First All-Star Team (1966) WHL Second All-Star Team (1970)

Traded to Pittsburgh by NY Rangers with George Konik, Dunc McCallum and Frank Francis for Larry Jeffrey, June 6, 1967. Traded to Vancouver (WHL) by Pittsburgh with John Arbour and the loan of Andy Bathgate for the 1969-70 season for Bryan Hextall Jr., May 20, 1969. Claimed by Oakland from Vancouver (WHL) in Intra-League Draft, June 9, 1970. Claimed on waivers by Buffalo from California, November 4, 1970. Selected by Dayton-Houston (WHA) in 1972 WHA General Player Draft, February 12, 1972. WHA rights traded to Cleveland (WHA) by Houston (WHA) for future considerations, June, 1972.